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Friday night’s 14-inning affair between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres featured a treat reserved only for the truest of die-hard Nationals fans — a second unofficial presidents race, run only at home games that stretch past the 13th inning.

Five hours, 30 hits, and 18 pitchers into the game, as midnight approached, the Washington Nationals’ racing presidents returned to the field for presidents race #2. It was only the second 14-inning game in the short history of Nationals Park (the other being June 20 against the Texas Rangers). The late hour took its toll on most of the racing presidents, who simply gave up and let George run uncontested to the finish line.

For this final homestand of the season, it appears that George, Tom, and Teddy have had enough of Abe Lincoln, and have been pulling out all the stops to block him from the finish line. The result has been a mini-streak of his own for George, who won both races tonight and will be looking to lock up second place for the season this weekend.